Minor League Transactions: Sept. 27-Oct. 3

This week's transaction trends: Teams officially assign players to fill out their Arizona Fall League rosters (season started Oct. 4), and 34 players who got dumped from 40-man rosters elect free agency. Among the shiny new free agents are former prospect darlings like Lastings Milledge (International League No. 2 in ’06) and Felix Pie (Pacific Coast League No. 6 in ’07).

Just when you thought Oakland had too many first basemen on its roster—Brandon Allen, Daric Barton, Chris Carter—they traded for another one in Kila Ka'aihue. The 27-year-old batted .216/.309/.375 in sporadic playing time (326 plate appearances in four years) with the Royals, though his strikeout rate is trending in the wrong direction at Triple-A, rising from 15 percent of PAs in ’09 to 17 percent in ’10 to 21 percent this season.

Good thing the A's decided to convert ’07 sandwich pick Sean Doolittle from first base to pitcher after knee injuries wiped out, essentially, the past two and a half seasons.